Anna Siosiou is a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), specializing in Crop Agro-Ecophysiology. Her doctoral research investigates the competitive and synergistic eco-physiological dynamics within intercropping systems involving oats (Avena spp.) and vetch (Vicia sativa L.). She holds an Integrated Master (IM.Sc.) in Crop Production and Field Crops Ecology, alongside an M.Sc. in Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems and Climate Change from AUTh. To further bridge agricultural research with high-throughput computational tools, she is currently pursuing a concurrent M.Sc. in Applied Bioinformatics.

As a visiting researcher at the University of Missouri under the mentorship of Dr. Erin Sparks , Siosiou aims to advance her doctoral work by integrating advanced methods in root biomechanics, high-resolution phenotyping, and physiological trait analysis with her field-based intercropping research. The Division of Plant Science and Technology at the University of Missouri provides an optimal ecosystem for this collaboration, offering direct access to controlled-environment growth chambers, mechanical testing platforms for brace-root strength, and specialized computational resources for image-based trait quantification. By bridging field-based agro-ecological observations with these cutting-edge biomechanical and advanced trait analysis workflows, she seeks to discover novel strategies to optimize plant mechanical stability, crop productivity, and climate resilience in sustainable agricultural systems.